Systems, devices, programs, and procedures... methods to use, methods of doing business, and business model

ABSTRACT

A system for sending electronic messages (data, voice, picture, or other) to specific motorists or motor vehicles using their license plate information is disclosed. Internet, wireless email, and instant messaging systems provide much of the core competency of the system. Proximity messaging systems between motorists and/or motor vehicles that are near each other are also disclosed. Examples of private and public sector business models and methods of using such system are disclosed.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Applicant claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/201,316, filed on May 2, 2000.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

The present invention essentially relates to Internet, telephone, wireless, and other communications that evolve out of making motor vehicles' license plate digits a means of contacting or engaging in communication with specific motor vehicles, motor vehicle owners, and/or motorists.

There is no prior art that makes contacting, nor communicating with, specific motor vehicles, motor vehicle owners, and/or motorists via license plate digits.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention essentially connects motor vehicles, their owners, and/or their drivers to individuals, institutions, or other things that want to contact them by way of the motor vehicle's license plate digits. This is done with Internet, telephone, wireless, and other systems.

The invention is useful because motorists can connect with each other specifically, as now they cannot.

The invention is useful because motor vehicle-related institutions (Departments of Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicle Insurers, Manufacturers, etc . . . ) can now correspond with motor vehicles, their owners and/or drivers 

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 6. A system for communicating with a motorist, comprising: a repository in which vehicles are assigned electronic addresses according to its license plate registration number; and an instant messaging service that enables the motorist to be contacted at the electronic address assigned to said license plate registration number.
 7. The system of claim 6, wherein an algorithm coordinates a plurality of electronic addresses for each license plate registration number.
 8. The system of claim 6, wherein the motorist can simultaneously communicate over each of said plurality of electronic addresses.
 9. A system for communicating with a motorist, comprising: a repository in which vehicles are assigned a wireless telephone address according to its license plate registration number; and a wireless telephone service that enables the motorist to be contacted at the telephone address assigned to said license plate registration number.
 10. The system of claim 9, wherein said wireless telephone address comprises a cellular phone number. 